This story is based off the song "Candy From a Stranger" by Britney Spears. I do not own anything. All characters and song rights go to their owners.
Candy From a Stranger
Chapter 1
The Hogwarts annual Halloween Ball was in full swing when Hermione arrived. She had been helping Ginny get ready, which caused her to be late. She looked around at everyone, wondering who was who. This year, everyone was required to change their appearance and go under a pseudonym; hers was Avani. She had made her hair jet-black and her eyes were a crystal blue. She was dressed as an Egyptian goddess. Her hair was straightened and she had a crown that looked like a serpent atop her head. Her outfit was cream-colored with a gold trim. The dress stopped about mid-thigh and was held up by the gold collar-like neckpiece. The sleeves had a slit that ran from her shoulder to her wrists and a gold serpent-shaped ring adorned her left ring finger. On her right upper-arm was a gold serpent-like arm bracelet. Her shoes were sandals with straps that crisscrossed up to the middle of her calves. All-in-all she fit the part of an Egyptian goddess.
She walked into the ball and noticed a lot of the guys turn their heads to look at her. She smiled softly and walked over to the punch bowl. She picked up a crystal punch-glass and filled it up. She looked around, hoping she could find Ginny. If she found Ginny she would have someone to talk to. She sighed softly as she was unable to find Ginny. She resigned herself to standing against a wall, not really in the mood to mingle with people. She had planned to talk to a couple of guys, but most of the girls had them occupied. She had hoped her outfit might attract a few guys to talk to her, but she was unsuccessful.
"Well, even in this type of outfit, I'm still a wallflower and still alone." She said to herself, not able to recount the many times she had gone to balls by herself. The only ball she had ever had a date to was the one in her Fourth Year. She smiled softly at the memory and watched the people dance and mingle. "At least everyone else is having fun."